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Old 07-06-2009, 07:37 PM   #70
DonRobodroid
Paper?! Who needs paper?
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Germany
Device: iLiad v2, iPhone 3GS
Three days ago I got my iPhone which I bought for the following reason:
  • replace my withering old MP3 player.
  • incorporate two devices clanging around in my pockets into one.
HA! Three days ago I got my iPhone which I bought for the following two reasons:
  • replace my withering old MP3 player.
  • incorporate two devices clanging around in my pockets into one.
  • read mails, look up in Wikipedia whenever I want.
HA! Three days ago I got my iPhone which I bought for the following three ... Ah well... let's leave it at that.

Now imagine my pure bliss when I detected that there is an ereader app which without any hassle connected immediately to my ereader account and started downloading my complete bookshelf!!! The books in the bookshelf I wasn't able to read for a long time because my iLiad just doesn't have ereader support...



And while I agree with all eInk fans regarding the size of the display, I just couldn't help noticing all those good features I so dearly miss in my iLiad:
  • a decent dictionary function (mobipocket@iLiad sucks major ... here)
  • very readable fonts (mobipocket@iLiad sucks again)
  • all my good books, fully functional and readable without having to call The Dark Side for help
  • and the one and only, never (yeah, I know, a long time... ) to be bested by eInk devices, reason ever: being able to read in bed without having to deal with clumsy, heavy, ugly, unevely illuminating external light devices.
I really truly am happy. With both my devices I am able to read anywhere at any time. So I recommend an eInk AND an iPhone/Touch for the best reading experience possible (at the moment).

Ahhh, Shangri La!!!



Cheers,
- Don [:-]
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